"My character, Ben, lives with his older brother and best friend in Manhattan. Ben's a bartender, and he dates girls and parties like normal young men. Then, a baby shows up at his doorstep! She's his three-month-old baby girl, Emma, and he had no idea that she existed. He had a fling with this girl named Angela and hadn't talked to her in a year, and then she drops the baby off because she can't take care of her. So Ben, his brother, and his best friend raise the little girl."

The show takes a dramatic subject matter and turns it into a comedy. How do you make that work?

"I think it's awesome because it's only funny if it's set up properly and if the characters have the right structure. That's exactly what Ben has. He has a mom that doesn't work, so Emma has a grandmother that's always there to help her out, and his brother and best friend are both ready to take on the job. They're obviously nervous, but also really excited."